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Switch’n Lanez

2025 · Animation · 12 min 18 sec

San Francisco and Oakland nightlife form the setting for an animated story about the gap between people’s public personas and private lives. Clubs, relationships, and late-night complications turn familiar Bay Area routines into changing judgments about the characters and the decisions they make.

Creator
Marlon McKenney
Release date
August 23, 2025
Runtime
12 min 18 sec
Genre
Animation
Genre context
Creator-described AI-animated short rooted in San Francisco and Oakland nightlife.
Viewing source
Marlon McKenney on Vimeo ↗
Format
AI-generated / AI-assisted film
AI production
Created by Marlon McKenney, who credits his own concept, script, dialogue, soundtrack, motion graphics, and edit. The official pipeline uses Midjourney references; Midjourney, Runway ML, and Adobe Firefly for video; Audimee and Runway ML for dialogue; and Adobe tools for editing and audio.

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